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Facebook to pay moderators $52M for psychological damages
Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators whose job has them…
Canadian frigate HMCS Fredericton back in action after Cyclone crash
OTTAWA – The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton is back in action less than two weeks…
Vancouver Whitecaps start individual workouts outdoors at training facility
The Vancouver Whitecaps got back to training Tuesday, albeit via voluntary individual workouts at the…
Tennessee official: Fear of virus not reason to vote by mail
NASHVILLE – Fear of contracting the coronavirus doesn’t meet medical criteria for voting by mail…
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Multigenerational Families story
CHICAGO – In a story May 10, 2020, about multigenerational families, The Associated Press erroneously…
South Dakota’s Noem asks tribes again to talk on checkpoints
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday held off her threat…
Lawson: Woodbine Racetrack looking to restart horse racing next month
TORONTO – Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson says he hopes to see horse racing resume…
Canadian National Exhibition cancelled this summer due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – Any other year, the lakeside grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition would soon…
Delaware beach town eyes gradual reopening to visitors
DOVER, Del. – Officials in Delaware’s largest beach resort are making plans to slowly begin…
Officials probe why man killed on Texas runway was there
AUSTIN, Texas – Investigators are trying to determine how a man with apparently no security…
Teck CEO defends strategy at mining conference as investors launch criticism
The CEO of Teck Resources Ltd. defended his company’s growth strategy on Tuesday as dissident…
Texas high courts hit by ransomware attack, refuse to pay
DALLAS – Texas courts have been hit with a ransomware attack that took down the…
Mexico finds 15,000 turtles in crates bound for China
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have seized a shipment of 158 wooden…
Invasive lake trout population declines in Yellowstone
CODY, Wyo. – Yellowstone cutthroat trout could finally make a recovery in Yellowstone Lake after…
Limited reopening for Universal’s entertainment district
ORLANDO, Fla. – After being shuttered for almost two months, Universal Orlando plans to allow…
’60 Minutes’ wins ratings, President Trump’s attention
NEW YORK – “60 Minutes” managed to win the week’s ratings competition and attract the…
North American stock markets drop on concerns over economic reopenings
TORONTO – North American stock markets lost ground Tuesday on heightened concerns about the pace…
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the possibility of extending emergency federal aid programs…
Students wondering how to pay for essentials as summer work disappears
Like countless students across the country, Brandon Amyot’s summer work plans have been cancelled due…
‘Arf!’: Chatty Congress is learning to respect mute button
WASHINGTON – Hey, everyone on the call? We can hear a dog barking. Could senators…
Trudeau promises ‘stronger measures’ for screening at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON – The federal government is planning stronger measures to deal with a looming influx…
Sudan pushes Ethiopia to resume stalled talks over Nile dam
CAIRO – Sudan is pushing Ethiopia to resume stalled U.S.-brokered negotiations over its disputed $4.6…
Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program
OTTAWA – The federal government is preparing to spend more than $3 billion in infrastructure…
Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying
ATLANTA – The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man,…